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In neuroanatomy, the trigeminal nerve (lit. triplet nerve), also known as the fifth cranial nerve, cranial nerve V, or simply CN V, is a cranial nerve responsible for sensation in the face and motor functions such as biting and chewing; it is the most complex of the cranial nerves.
The oculomotor nerve (III), trochlear nerve (IV), abducens nerve (VI) and the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve (V1) travel through the cavernous sinus into the superior orbital fissure, passing out of the skull into the orbit. The maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve (V2) passes through foramen rotundum in the sphenoid bone.
Trigeminal: Both sensory and motor Pons: Three Parts: V 1 (ophthalmic nerve) is located in the superior orbital fissure V 2 (maxillary nerve) is located in the foramen rotundum. V 3 (mandibular nerve) is located in the foramen ovale. Receives sensation from the face, mouth and nasal cavity, and innervates the muscles of mastication. VI Abducens ...
Medially to the trigeminal ganglion are the internal carotid artery, and the posterior part of the cavernous sinus. [2] The motor root of the trigeminal nerve passes beneath the trigeminal ganglion to exit the skull through the foramen ovale. [2] The greater petrosal nerve passes underneath the trigeminal ganglion to reach the foramen lacerum.
The formed nerve enters the skull through the foramen magnum, the large opening at the skull's base. [1] The nerve travels along the inner wall of the skull towards the jugular foramen. [1] Leaving the skull, the nerve travels through the jugular foramen with the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves. [8] The spinal accessory nerve is notable for ...
In neuroanatomy, the maxillary nerve (V 2) is one of the three branches or divisions of the trigeminal nerve, the fifth (CN V) cranial nerve.It comprises the principal functions of sensation from the maxilla, nasal cavity, sinuses, the palate and subsequently that of the mid-face, [1] and is intermediate, both in position and size, between the ophthalmic nerve and the mandibular nerve.
The front edge of the prootic is typically deeply notched by the exit hole for the trigeminal nerve (V). Many other nerve exits are scattered among the prootic, opisthotic, and exoccipital. The prootic is homologous to the petrous part of the temporal bone (in humans) or the petrosal bone (in other mammals).
The large sensory root of mandibular nerve emerges from the lateral part of the trigeminal ganglion and exits the cranial cavity through the foramen ovale. The motor root (Latin: radix motoria s. portio minor ), the small motor root of the trigeminal nerve , passes under the trigeminal ganglion and through the foramen ovale to unite with the ...